BEFORE THE ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION
FOR THE

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DOCKET NO. 03-AFC-1

THE ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK

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BY THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE

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(DATA ADEQUATE)

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DECEMBER 17, 2003

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NOTICE OF SITE VISIT, PREHEARING CONFERENCE, AND ISSUES WORKSHOP

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Energy Commission has designated a Committee of two Commissioners to conduct proceedings on the Application for Certification of the Roseville Energy Park. The Committee has scheduled a Site Visit, Prehearing Conference, and Issues Workshop and the public is invited to participate as follows:

Prior to the Conference, members of the public are invited to join the Committee on a tour of the proposed site, departing at 10 a.m. from the Woodcreek Club parking lot. The Applicant will provide bus transportation to the site. Contact the Energy Commission's Public Adviser to make bus reservations by calling 1-800-822-6228 or
e-mail: pao@energy.state.ca.us. Bus reservations must be made no later than Tuesday, January 4, 2005 and are necessary to accommodate those who wish to participate in the site visit. Following the site visit, we will return to the Woodcreek Club and convene the Prehearing Conference at 11 a.m.

PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTICE the Committee has established the following schedule:

Last date for Petitions to Intervene

December 23, 2004 by 3 p.m.

Prehearing Conference Statements due

December 30, 2004 by 3 p.m.

Purpose of Prehearing Conference

The Prehearing Conference is a public forum where the Committee will assess the parties' readiness for evidentiary hearings, identify areas of agreement or dispute, and discuss the remaining schedule and procedures necessary to conclude the certification process. (Cal. Code of Regs., tit. 20, ¤1718.5.)

At this event, all parties (Staff, Applicant, and Intervenors) shall present their respective positions regarding: the substantive topic areas ready for evidentiary hearings; those that require further analysis, including the nature of, and timeframe for, any such analysis; the topic areas that have been resolved; and those topic areas that are disputed and require adjudication. The parties shall also identify proposed witnesses, as well as the time required for direct testimony and/or cross-examination.

To facilitate the process, each party shall serve and file a Prehearing Conference Statement. The Statements shall be received by the other parties and the Commission's Docket Unit, 1516 Ninth Street, MS 4, Sacramento, California 95814-5512, no later than December 30, 2004. Identify these Statements with "Docket No. 03-AFC-1." In addition to providing printed copies, parties shall e-mail the Statements to the Hearing Officer, the Docket Unit, and all parties with e-mail addresses as reflected on the Proof-of-Service list.

Each Statement shall specify:

The topic areas that are complete and ready to proceed to evidentiary hearings;

The topic areas that are not complete and not yet ready to proceed to evidentiary hearings, and the reasons therefor;

The topic areas that remain disputed and require adjudication, and the precise nature of the dispute for each topic;

The identity of each witness sponsored by each party, the topic area(s) that each witness will present; a brief summary of the testimony to be offered by each witness; qualifications of each witness; and the time required to present direct testimony by each witness;

Topic areas upon which a party desires to cross-examine witnesses, a summary of the scope of such cross-examination, and the time desired for such cross-examination;

A list identifying exhibits and declarations that each party intends to offer into evidence and the technical topics to which they apply;

Proposals for hearing dates, briefing deadlines, vacation schedules, and other scheduling matters; and

For all topics, the parties shall review all proposed Conditions of Certification for enforceability, comprehension, and consistency with a party's respective analysis, and submit any proposed modifications.

Issues Workshop

Following the Prehearing Conference, the parties shall convene an Issues Workshop to discuss disputed issues identified at the Prehearing Conference for the purpose of resolving the disputes prior to Evidentiary Hearings. The parties shall provide written confirmation of any resolutions to the Committee in accordance with the Committee's direction as established at the Prehearing Conference.

Petitions to Intervene to Become a Formal Party

The Energy Commission's Decision on the Roseville Energy Park will be based on the official evidentiary record developed at the Committee's Evidentiary Hearings, which will be scheduled following the Prehearing Conference. Only formal parties may present evidence at the Evidentiary Hearings.

Anyone with a legitimate interest in the Roseville Energy Park may file a Petition to Intervene and become a formal party. At the Evidentiary Hearings, a formal party may offer testimony and documentary evidence, receive documents filed by other parties, and cross-examine witnesses. However, a formal party must also comply with Committee orders, procedures, and filing requirements, and is subject to discovery and having its own witnesses cross-examined by other parties.

Petitions to Intervene in this case shall be filed no later than 3 p.m. on December 23, 2004. Time extensions for new Intervenors to review existing case materials are not granted after the date of the Notice of Prehearing Conference (December 6, 2004) since to do so could delay the proceeding.

How to Intervene

The Energy Commission's Public Adviser will assist any person or organization interested in preparing a Petition to Intervene. Those desiring information or assistance in filing a Petition to Intervene may contact Margret J. Kim, the Public Adviser, at 916-654-4489 or 800-822-6228 or e-mail at: [pao@energy.state.ca.us].

Public Participation

Members of the general public are welcome to attend the site visit and/or provide public comment at the Prehearing Conference. It is not necessary to become an Intervenor to participate in the public process. Please contact the Public Adviser as indicated above for further information on how to participate.

Additional Information

Technical questions concerning the project should be addressed to James Reede, the Staff Project Manager, at 916-653-1245 or e-mail at: jreede@energy.state.ca.us.

Questions of a legal or procedural nature should be directed to Gary Fay, the Hearing Officer, at 916-654-3893 or e-mail at: gfay@energy.state.ca.us.

If you require special accommodation to participate in this event, contact Lou Quiroz at 916-654-5146 or e-mail at: lquiroz@energy.state.ca.us. Media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director for Media and Public Communications at 916-654-4989 or e-mail at: mediaoffice@energy.ca.gov.

Information concerning the status of the project, as well as notices and other relevant documents, can be accessed on the Energy Commission's Internet web page at: www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/roseville.